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Fugitive Light
Mohammed Berrada
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Description for Fugitive Light
Al Ayshuni, a middle-aged painter, has fallen in love with a younger woman, the alluring Ghaylana. But fate intervenes when she leaves him for new adventures in Spain. Now, Al Ayshuni befriends Ghaylana's impressionable daughter and fights to recapture the "fugitive light" of his youth. Translator(s): Boullata, Issa J. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 349.
An Arab artist in Tangier grapples with political and erotic issues in this pivotal work by the most celebrated Moroccan author of the past twenty-five years. Cosmopolitan Tangier, heart and soul of Morocco, sets the stage for this smoldering novel of dreams and lovers, both before and after the nation's independence. Al 'Ayshuni, a middle-aged painter of bohemian and political inclinations has fallen in love with a younger woman, the alluring Ghaylana. But fate intervenes when she leaves him for new adventures in Spain. Now, Al 'Ayshuni befriends Ghaylana's daughter, the impressionable Fatima. Even as Al 'Ayshuni struggles to recapture ... Read more
An Arab artist in Tangier grapples with political and erotic issues in this pivotal work by the most celebrated Moroccan author of the past twenty-five years. Cosmopolitan Tangier, heart and soul of Morocco, sets the stage for this smoldering novel of dreams and lovers, both before and after the nation's independence. Al 'Ayshuni, a middle-aged painter of bohemian and political inclinations has fallen in love with a younger woman, the alluring Ghaylana. But fate intervenes when she leaves him for new adventures in Spain. Now, Al 'Ayshuni befriends Ghaylana's daughter, the impressionable Fatima. Even as Al 'Ayshuni struggles to recapture ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Series
Middle East Literature in Translation
Number of Pages
144
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815607496
SKU
V9780815607496
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About Mohammed Berrada
Mohammed Berrada is a key figure in Moroccan letters. His works of fiction include the acclaimed The Game of Forgetting, A Summer Never To Be Repeated, and a short story anthology, Skinning. His other books include works on literary criticism and theory, and several translations from the French. Issa J. Boullata is professor emeritus at McGill University in Montreal. He ... Read more
Reviews for Fugitive Light
"When I mix my colors and begin to paint, the luminosity surrounding me begins to be transferred to my canvas as a piercing brilliance, from whose flashes filters the hue of a light that is diffused as it embodies the contours of my dream's space. Running after the fugitive light is an act full of torment but it exudes pleasure ... Read more